Friday, September 16, 2016

Books read in 2016: No. 48 -- Captain Blood

by Rafael Sabatini

Started: Sept. 6
Finished: Sept. 16

Notes: I've not read a lot of Sabatini, but what I have read I've enjoyed immensely, sort of like a slightly more modern Alexandre Dumas. It had been a number of years since I've read any of his work, so I thought it time I got back to him. I've also seen an old black-and-white movie version of this tale, but it was years ago and I remember little of it.

Mini review: This was simply a fantastic, fun read, one of those novels you hate to end. The tale is about a doctor who is a former soldier and how he eventually finds himself as a pirate. To say more would be to possibly lessen one's reading pleasure, so I'll just say, "Go read this one!"

3 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...

I liked this one a lot. Great swashbuckling adventure

The Wasp said...

Absolutely loved this and it's companion volumes. I still need to read Scaramouche

Adventuresfantastic said...

I have loved what little Sabatini I have read. Not gotten to this one yet.